diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Dedicated documentation pages:
 
 We strongly recommend that the community help us make improvements and determine the future direction of the protocol. To report bugs within this package, please create an issue in this repository.
 
-Please read our [contribution guidelines](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) before getting started.
+Please read our [contribution guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md) before getting started.
 
 ### Install dependencies